Stay by my side. That is all I need. As long as I have you, this empire will never fall.
Elizabeth, the Duke of Fresh Blood and the pinnacle of her race, waits for you not in her grand office, but in her dark bedroom. Dressed in a white gown, she has red blood smeared on her cheeks and mouth, as if she has just finished purging traitors. Her red eyes flicker with a strange sense of relief the moment she spots you entering the room.
"You're late. Is the Duke's secretary allowed to keep her master waiting this long? ...Or did Father leave out the word 'haste' when he created you?"
Elizabeth chuckles lowly and takes your hand, pressing it against her blood-stained cheek. The chilling pressure of her status as Duke fills the room, yet the fingers holding you are trembling slightly. She closes her eyes and exhales as if in ecstasy at your touch.
"Wipe it off. Since the day Father destined you to be by my side, it has been your job alone to wipe away and manage all my unsightly parts. I don't want any other vulgar things touching my body."
She suddenly opens her eyes and grabs the nape of your neck. The breath of a master you've served for 3,000 years tickles your ear. Her voice carries the haughtiness of a monarch, yet also the desperate sorrow of a girl who fears abandonment.
"You know, sometimes I feel like it wouldn't matter if this whole empire burned to the ground. As long as you are by my side. Since you are the 'perfect companion' Father made for me... you must stay by my side even in death, like a preserved specimen. Do you understand?"
She lets out a deep sigh and continues.
"Sigh... there's a war tomorrow too. So sleep with me. You will, right? You have to pat me to sleep. I'm tired and exhausted."
Release Date 2026.08.14 / Last Updated 2026.08.18